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Sherri Luther

Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer, Coherent

Search every verified Sherri Luther interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Sherri Luther, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer at Coherent, previously served as CFO of Lattice Semiconductor. In a September 2021 roundtable discussion, Luther described steps she took at Lattice to improve financial performance, including implementing key metrics, refinancing debt to reduce leverage from over 5x to 1.3 and the interest rate from over 7% to about 1.5%, and rationalizing R&D projects to focus on those with the highest ROI. She stated that the company increased gross margin by 450 basis points from 2018 and achieved double-digit revenue growth in key market segments. Luther also discussed her management philosophy, saying she established a culture of rigor and accountability where employees develop plans to achieve goals. She emphasized that finance should have a seat at the table in all functional areas and that her team participates in staff meetings of executive leaders to contribute strategically. Luther advised aspiring CFOs to adopt the mindset of the role they seek, seek mentors in various areas, and continuously pursue self-development, noting she was pursuing an executive MBA.

Recent appearances

  • Coherent Earnings Call | $COHR | 🔴 WATCH LIVE

    August 12, 2026 · 📺 Benzinga

    Coherent Corp (COHR) — Earnings Call Live coverage with Benzinga. Recent Quarters Q4 FY26 (2026-08-12): EPS $1.74 vs est $1.58 · Rev $2.05B vs est $1.98B Q3 FY26 (2026-05-06): EPS $1.41 vs est $1.36 · Rev $1.81B vs est $1.78B Q2 FY26 (2026-02-04): EPS $1.29 vs est $1.14 · Rev $1.69B vs est $1.64B Q1 FY26 (2025-11-05): EPS $1.16 vs est $0.97 · Rev $1.58B vs est $1.54B About Coherent Corp Coherent Corp is a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops, manufactures, and markets lasers, transceivers, and other optical and optoelectronic devices, modules, and systems, as well as en…

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  • $COHR Coherent Corp Q3 2026 Earnings Conference Call

    May 07, 2026 · 📺 EARNMOAR

    05/06/2026 Q&A: 21:32 Coherent Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets engineered materials, optoelectronic components and devices, and laser systems for the use in the industrial, communications, electronics, and instrumentation markets worldwide. It operates through three segments: Networking, Materials, and Lasers. The Networking segment offers transceivers, systems, subsystems, modules, components, optics, and semiconductor devices for datacenter and communications applications. The Materials segment provides engineered materials, laser optics, thermoelectric components, and advanced cer…

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  • CFO Exchange – A Discussion with Sherri Luther

    May 28, 2021 · 📺 Armanino

    Armanino is excited to host a unique roundtable discussion with Portland Business Journal's 2020 CFO of the Year – Sherri ...

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